Episode 86: Daniel Newman - Indie Game Markets, Trick Takers that stood out to us and connecting with the younger generation

Get to know Daniel Newman, board game designer and owner of New Mill Industries. We discuss the indie game markets that have been popping up at conventions over the last couple of years. They are a wonderful place to find unique games that only have very small print runs. And you get some insights on what the Tokyo Game market is like. We then talk about trick taking games that stood out to us from Japan and America. Some games might be hard to get but they might be interesting enough to you that you will want to hunt down. Then we talk about the mahjong resurgence and how Daniel connects to his son through Pokemon.

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:23 Getting to know Daniel Newman

00:02:27 The Journey of a Game Designer

00:04:35 The Indie Game Market Phenomenon

00:09:25 Defining Indie Games and Their Market

00:12:08 Criteria for Indie Game Market Participation

00:19:45 5 Trick Takers that Stood out to us

Skull King and Mythical Dice baseline

00:24:01 Where to buy Japanese Games

       https://trickyimports.com/

       Tanoki games

       UK - travel-games.co.uk

      Amazon.jp

      booth.jp

      Consolidation services: Buyee

00:28:58 Bid Coin

00:32:09 No Loose Ends

00:34:45 Karaoke Trick

00:36:50 Cat in the Box

00:39:08 Recurrring

00:41:21 Mu and More

      Zoo and More - Taylor Reiner - Seers catalog

00:45:47 Sumida River

00:48:04 Mystery Tricks

00:53:24 I'm the CEO

00:56:41 The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Trick-Taking Game

00:58:56 Vegeterrors

01:00:12 Tezuma Trick

      The Six of VIII

01:03:36 Honorable Mentions

01:03:54 Rebel Princess (Zombie Princess)

      Spring Cleaning / Haunted Mouse

01:05:02 Rascally Rabbits

01:08:07 Moment of Positivity: The Resurgence of Mahjong

01:12:07 Connecting Generations Through Pokemon

01:13:38 Where to find Daniel & New Mill Industries

      Daniel Newman on Bluesky

     New Mill Industries Website

01:14:58 Outro

(Please note that these time stamps might not be accurate due to the use of dynamic ads.)

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